Mr Jai Chitnavis

Qualifications

MA, MChir, FRCS (Tr & Orth)

GMC number: 3352054

Practising since: 1988

Specialties

Orthopaedic surgery

Sub-specialties: Knee surgery

Consultation times

  • Weekly Monday AM
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About

Mr Chitnavis' Cambridge based elective practice deals exclusively with knee surgery. He is exposed to a wide variety of knee conditions every day. His special interests include undertaking image guided anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring and patella ligament autograft. He also specialises in  total knee replacements in young people using uncemented implants.

Mr Chitnavis completed his training in orthopaedics in Oxford and Sydney. He has a Master of Surgery Thesis in Osteoarthritis. His undergraduate training was in Cambridge, clinical training in London. 

Mr Chitnavis performs the following procedures at Nuffield Health Cambridge Hospital:

Special interests

  • Knee surgery
  • Diagnosis of knee disorders
  • Second opinion on knee disorders and operations.

Other interests

Specialties

  • Orthopaedic surgery
  • Knee surgery.

Special clinical interests

  • Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction using hamstring and patella ligament autograft
  • Arthroscopic (key-hole) surgery (meniscal and chondral cartilage surgery)
  • Total knee replacement (cementless and cemented)
  • Knee realignment (osteotomy)
  • Knee replacement
  • Patello-femoral surgery.

Treatments and tests offered by Mr Jai Chitnavis at Nuffield Health

  • Knee replacement (Total knee replacement)
  • Knee arthroscopy (keyhole knee surgery)
  • Patella stabilisation
  • Partial knee replacement surgery
  • Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) repair
  • High tibial osteotomy

Locations Mr Jai Chitnavis works with

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    4 Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 8AF

    01223 303 336
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Related experience

Research

  • Knee instability
  • Articular cartilage defects (meniscal and chondral cartilage surgery)
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Vascularity of the knee and soft-tissues.

Memberships

  • British Association for Surgery of the Knee

Other posts held

  • Fellow in Medicine and Senior Demonstrator and Supervisor in Anatomy, University of Cambridge
  • Surgical skills tutor, Royal College of Surgeons of England

Insurers Mr Jai Chitnavis works with

Mr Jai Chitnavis works with the following private medical insurance providers:

  • Aviva Health
  • AXA Health
  • Benenden Health
  • Bupa
  • Cigna
  • The Exeter
  • Simplyhealth
  • WPA

Declaration

Mr Jai Chitnavis does not hold a share or financial interest in this hospital, another Nuffield Health hospital or the company.

Mr Jai Chitnavis does not have a share or financial interest in equipment used at this hospital or another Nuffield Health hospital.

Mr Jai Chitnavis does not hold any paid advisory role(s) at this hospital or on behalf of Nuffield Health.